Documentation Update: Removed Reddit References

Summary

Updated all documentation to remove references to "Reddit" and "Reddit community consensus" and replaced with more general developer/industry terminology.

Changes Made

1. File Renamed

• Old: overview/reddit-to-papr.md
• New: overview/diy-stack-comparison.md

2. Terminology Changes

3. Files Updated

/overview/diy-stack-comparison.md (renamed from reddit-to-papr.md)

• Updated title: "DIY Memory Stack Comparison"
• Removed specific Reddit thread links
• Changed all "Reddit approach" to "Typical POC approach"
• Changed "Reddit 'Serious Stack'" to "Common Production Stack Architecture"
• Framed as "what teams typically build" rather than "what Reddit says"

/overview/why-papr.md

• Changed section title from "How Reddit's 'Best Practices' Map to Papr" to "What Most Teams Eventually Build"
• Removed "Reddit builders converge toward" language
• Updated to "production-grade stack that teams converge toward"

/overview/comparison-cheat-sheet.md

• Changed intro from "Based on Reddit community consensus" to "Based on common development patterns"
• Changed section "Reddit Community Recommendations" to "Common Development Patterns"
• Changed "Reddit Best Practice" to "Common Development Pattern"

/overview/index.md

• Updated link text from "Reddit to Papr - Map community 'serious stack'" to "DIY Stack Comparison - Component-by-component breakdown"

/README.md

• Updated link from "Reddit to Papr - Map community 'serious stack'" to "DIY Stack Comparison - Component-by-component breakdown"

Rationale

The original Reddit references:

• Were too specific to one community
• Made the docs feel like they were targeting a niche audience
• Could make enterprise/corporate readers skeptical
• Tied positioning to a specific source rather than industry-wide patterns

The new terminology:

• Describes universal developer patterns
• Feels more professional/enterprise-ready
• Speaks to broader audience (not just Reddit users)
• Still accurately describes the same technical patterns
• More timeless (not tied to specific threads/discussions)

Key Messages Preserved

The core insights remain the same:

1. Developers start with simple approaches (SQLite + BM25)
2. They hit production failures (vocabulary mismatch, memory drift, etc.)
3. They converge on hybrid stacks (vector + keyword + graph + consolidation)
4. Papr packages that full stack into one API

The only change is positioning these as "common industry patterns" rather than "Reddit community patterns."

Files That Still Reference Reddit (Intentionally)

These files contain Reddit references in their metadata/summaries and can be kept for internal reference:

• POSITIONING-UPDATES-SUMMARY.md (internal doc explaining the updates)
• NEW-DOCS-IMPLEMENTATION-GUIDE.md (internal guide for using the docs)

All User-Facing Docs Now Free of Reddit References

✅ All public-facing documentation now uses neutral, professional terminology ✅ Technical accuracy preserved (same patterns, different framing) ✅ Broader appeal to enterprise and general developer audience ✅ More timeless positioning (not tied to specific communities)